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Man Utd legend Keane: Scholes just loves football

Ipswich Town boss Roy Keane has paid tribute to former Manchester United teammate Paul Scholes.

Keane admits he's not had any contact with Scholes since leaving Old Trafford.

But he told the : "We're not big mates - I don't think I've spoken to him since I left Old Trafford - but he's a brilliant player and if you think he looks good on the television then you should train and play with him and you would see he is consistent every single day.

"I've watched Paul Scholes in his last few games, but he's been putting in performances like that for the past 15 years.

"People are looking at his age yet Scholesy has always played with his brain more than anything else. Ever since I've known him he has kept the same level, even though he had a couple of stop-start seasons with injury, and I'm not looking at him now thinking he's a different Paul Scholes.

"Scholesy is a bit like Rooney. He's been brought up the right way and he would have the same enthusiasm if he was just playing in the street.

"Money doesn't come into it, 70,000 crowds don't come into it and the car he drives doesn't come into it. You can see he loves the game and just wants to play. They say he can't tackle but he can - it's just that he mistimes a few!"

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